Boot and shoe heel



1.0. ULRICH.

BOOT AND SHOE HEEL.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 5, 1919.

, Patnted Oct. 7,1919.

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BOOT AND SHOE HEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 7, 1919.

Application filed May 5, 1919. Serial No. 294,937.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN 0. Vernon, a citizen of the United States, and wsident of Tamaqua, in the county of fgvhuylkill and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Boot and Shoe Heels, and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descri tion thereof.

y invention relates to the construction of shoes and more articularly to the heel portion thereof and riefly statediny object is to add to the durability of or prolong the wear of the shoe and to contribute to the comfort and well being'of the wearer, and with this object in view my invention consists in the heel construction substantially as hereinafter specified and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a heel embodying my invention, the parts being separate.

' Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section thereof, assembled:

As a matter of convenience in the description I shall use the term shoe but it is to be understood that my invention is applicable to any form of foot wear and hence the term shoe is used in the general sense of meaning any form of foot wear to which my invention is applicable.

A heel embodying my invention comprises a block 10 of conventional heel shape having a thin marginal flange 11, on all sides that projects downward, and several. lifts, or thicknesses, within and fitting the recess thus provided in the underside of said block, the outer lift 12 being of suitable material to form a wear surface, and theinner lift 13, being of elastically yieldable material, such as leather or rubber, if a cushion eflect is desired, or any other material and of a thickness to make the heel high or low, and either of uniform thickness, or tapered to give the wearing surface of the heel any desired slant or angle.

The block 10 may be cast with its flange, of some light metal and it is provided with several vertical holes 14 for the passage of screws or other fastenings to attach it to the shoe sole. The flan e 11 is provided with several horizontal ho cs 15 for nails, or other fastenings that pass therethrough horizontally into the bottom lift 12 and thereby attach such lift to the heel, no fastening being required for the inner lift, for it is confined by the outer lift. By having the fastening holes 15 horizontal, no wear falls on the fastenings, and the are readily removable for replacement 0 either or both lifts.

The base block 10 will last indefinitely and should it be desired could be taken from a worn out shoe and applied to another shoe. The block, as such, or the complete heel can besold as an article of manufacture.

I claim 1. A heel comprising a block. with a marginal flange, lifts Within the flange, one

above the other, the upper lift being unatta ched, and means attaching the lower lift to said flange.

2. A heel as claimed in claiml in which the'upper lift is of elastically yieldable material.

3. A heel comprising a block, a plurality of lifts, means projecting downward from the block over the lift edges, and means securing the bottom lift to such downward projecting means, the lift between the block and the bottom-lift being unattached. I

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand.

JOHN O. ULRICH. 

